British Olivetti Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Established | 1983 |
| Course(s) | Moor Hall Golf Club |
| Par | 73 |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Format | 72-hole Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £30,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Final year | 1988 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 283 Alison Nicholas (1988) |
| To par | −9 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Alison Nicholas | |
| Location map | |
  Moor Hall Location in England  Moor Hall Location in West Midlands | |
The British Olivetti Tournament was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England, played between 1983 and 1988.[1]
History
[edit]The tournament, sponsored by Italian electronics manufacturer Olivetti , was first played in 1983 at Old Thorns Golf Club in Liphook, East Hampshire. It was held annually until 1988, the last four installments at Moor Hall Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield in the city of Birmingham, West Midlands.[1]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Purse (£) | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Alison Nicholas
|
−9 (71-72-69-71=283) | 1 stroke |  Jane Connachan
|
30,000 | Moor Hall GC | [2] |
| 1987 | Jane Connachan
|
−6 (69-73-72-72=286) | Playoff | Trish Johnson
|
25,000 | ||
| 1986 | Dale Reid
|
−7 (73-71-70-71=285) | Playoff | Laura Davies
|
20,000 | ||
| 1985 | Jane Connachan
|
−8 (73-72-71-68=284) | 1 stroke | Dale Reid
|
15,000 | [3] | |
| 1984 | Jenny Lee Smith
|
+6 (75-71-73-75=294) | 1 stroke |  Rae Hast
|
10,000 | Old Thorns GC | |
| 1983 |  Sandra Mackenzie
|
+7 (78-73-72=223) | 1 stroke | Jane Forrest
|
7,500 | [4] |
Source:[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Bill (23 May 1988). "Miss Nicholas stays the course". The Glasgow Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Bill (27 May 1985). "Jane walks tall after inward 31". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Aussie wins as Thomson falters". Glasgow Herald. 23 July 1983. p. 16. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "British Olivetti Tournament". Where2golf. Retrieved 1 September 2020.